ABSTRACT
SituatedonthefarnorthernpartoftheGulf,Basrawasalong wayfromthePortugueseatrocitiessufferedbythepeopleinthe south.OnereasonforthiswasthefactthattheSafavidregimein BasrawasinalliancewiththePortugueseandthiswasanimportant factorinremovinganysympathyasfarastherevolutioninBahrain wasconcerned.
